At 05:51 PM 7/6/2005, you wrote:
I'm sure that this valid point will be included in its work by the
>just-activated PCC task force on normalization (speaking as the chair ...);
>but as is the case with the current "rules" for normalization, there's no
>guarantee that any library system vendor will follow PCC recommendations.

Gary, I did want to follow up a bit on this thread by asking if your task
force includes an OCLC member or at the least a liaison?  I'm asking
because it seems to me that OCLC's Connexion files author's names in a
non-standard manner--presumably related to their normalization
procedure--and I was also concerned by a statement one staffer made about
the normalization of corporate body names.  It would be a real advantage if
the PCC and OCLC were normalizing the same way.

Thanks,
Sue

Sue Wartzok
Head, Cataloging Department
Green Library
University Park Campus
Florida International University
Miami, Florida  33199
Phone:  (305) 348-6269
Fax:  (305) 348-1798